Name: Easy bouillabaisse
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 stalks celery, sliced; 1 large onion, sliced; 2 clove garlic, sliced; 2 baby fennel, thinly sliced; 2 long red chilli, thinly sliced; 1 pinch saffron threads; 1 cup white wine; 2 cup fish or chicken stock; 400 gram can diced tomatoes; 2 thyme sprigs; 750 gram firm white fish, cubed; parsley leaves, shoestring fries, to serve; Cheat's rouille; 1/2 cup garlic aioli; 1/3 cup char-grilled capsicum slices

Easy bouillabaisse

This healthy French-style seafood soup by Woman's Day is tasty and refreshing in a rich broth packed with beautiful fish and shellfish, accompanied with homemade garlic bread.

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

30M

Total

50M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 large onion, sliced

2 clove garlic, sliced

2 baby fennel, thinly sliced

2 long red chilli, thinly sliced

1 pinch saffron threads

1 cup white wine

2 cup fish or chicken stock

400 gram can diced tomatoes

2 thyme sprigs

750 gram firm white fish, cubed

parsley leaves, shoestring fries, to serve

Cheat’s rouille

1/2 cup garlic aioli

1/3 cup char-grilled capsicum slices

Method

1.In a large saucepan, heat oil on low. Cook celery, onion and garlic 10 minutes, stirring, until translucent and tender.

2.Add fennel, chilli and saffron. Cook a further 4-5 minutes, stirring often, until fennel is just tender. Season to taste.

3.Pour in wine and bring to the boil on high; simmer until liquid reduces by half.

4.Stir in stock, tomatoes and thyme. Return to boil, then reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes.

5.To make cheat’s rouille, in a food processor combine aioli and capsicum. Pulse until smooth; season to taste.

6.Add fish to simmering soup, stirring once to combine. Simmer, covered, 3-4 minutes, until fish is just cooked through. Serve sprinkled with parsley. Accompany with rouille and fries.

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